Belted spider beetle vs black-calabash

Ptinus bicinctus compared with Amphitecna latifolia

Key Differences

• Belted spider beetle is Not Evaluated while black-calabash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Belted spider beetle	black-calabash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ptinidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Ptinus	Amphitecna
Species	Ptinus bicinctus	Amphitecna latifolia

Conservation Status

Belted spider beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

black-calabash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Belted spider beetle	black-calabash
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belted spider beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (26 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

black-calabash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

Belted spider beetle

The Belted spider beetle (Ptinus bicinctus) is a species in the genus Ptinus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

black-calabash

The Black-calabash (Amphitecna latifolia) is a species in the genus Amphitecna. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.